Nissan Leaf Gets 99-MPG Rating From EPA, Volt Still Waiting

Consumers have long wondered what kind of fuel-economy rating an electric car would get from the Environmental Protection Agency. Well, now we know, sort of. The EPA has approved a rating of 99 miles per gallon for the 2011Nissan Leaf in combined city and highway driving.

But we’ll have to wait awhile to find out how the Leaf’s main rival, the electric-gasoline powered Chevrolet Volt, will compare. It has has to receive its fuel economy rating, though the car maker says it expects to hear from the EPA soon. The cars, both scheduled for retail launch in December, need the labels before going on sale.

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